Automatic phonograph



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Filed Aug. 12, 1937 I'm/ enin? Patented Sept. 26, 1939 UNITED STATES AUTOMATIC PHONOGBAPH John It. Mitchell, Dallas, Tex., assignor to The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, a corporationof Application August 12, 1937, Serial No. muss 23 Claims. (c1. 274-) This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in automatic phonographs.

It has for one of its chief objects to provide a multi-selectivephonograph which is so designed 5 and constructed as to automatically play both sides of the records, that is, play the records pre-selected, whether or not the program-selec- "tions are on one side or the other of the records.- Another object of the invention is to provide 0 a phonographof this character having means for supporting a plurality of records in such a manner that they can be selectively projected to and from a record-play positionrand further, that they can be presented to play either oneside or the other of the record, in accordance with the selections made. I

A further object is to provide a phonograph having a simple and compact record holder or magazine together with positive and effective means for bodily shifting or tilting such magazine to present one side or the other of a given record selected for play.

A still further object is the provision of an automatic multi-selective phonograph adapted to play both sides of the records and including a tiltable record-carrier stack or magazine designed to project or swing the carriers to and from a record-play position, in combination with means for releasably latching the carriers against movement or displacement out of the stack during the bodily-tilting movement of the stack or magazine to pre-set the mechanism to play one side or another of the records in accordance with the selections made.

Other features of the invention reside in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and. particularly pointed out in the appended claims. o in the accompanying drawings: a Figure 1 is a rear elevational view of a phonograph embodying my invention. Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof. Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse vertical section taken on line 3-3, Figure 2. Figure 4 is an enlarged-rear sectional elevation'of my phonograph. Figure 5.is a horizontal section. taken substantially in the plane of line 5-5, Figure .3.' Figure 6 is an enlarged horizontal section taken in the plane of line 6-4, Figure -1. Figure 'l is an enlarged fragmentary and-i9 aro -detached perspective-views mw" W howin'g thei'mecha i forfwreleasably latching-sm ths :1

displacement. Figure 10 is an enlarged cross section taken substantially in the plane of line i 0l 0, Figure 2, showing the selector means and associated parts. Figure 11 is a fragmentary-cross section taken on line H--l I, Figure 10. Figure 5 12 is a fragmentary cross section through adjoining record-carriers and showing abutment plates on the records.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 0

In its general organization, this automatic phonograph which is primarily designed to selectively play both sides of disk-records, comprises the usual turntable and reproducing unit, an oscillatory or swiveling record-carrier frame or reversible magazine disposed at one side of the turntable and having a stack or plurality of superposed record-carriers therein for individual projection therefrom into and out of a positionover the turntable for effecting the playing of the 20 records, means for simultaneously selecting in advance one or more record or program selections desired for play, means governed by said selecting means for selectively controlling the revers- I ing movement-of the record-carrier frame and the 25 projection ofthe carriers therefrom in accordance with the pre-selections made, means for elevating the turntable to lift a selected record 7 from its carrier into operative engagement with the reproducer, and power driven means for actuating the foregoing mechanisms in their proper cycle. of operations to automatically play Patent No. 2,002,236, dated May 21, 1935, whereina patron may preselect in advance a plurality of records desired to be played, from the program of records to be played as borne by. one side of the records, and thereafter, upon the deposit of the proper number of coins, the phonograph will operate automatically to play the desired records which were preselected. Specifically,-the phonograph disclosed in the Wilcox patent includes a plurality of record carriers disposed in stack-like fashion at one side of a vertically-reciprocable turntable and adapted, individually andselectiveo lyi to swing laterally fronia normallnoperative x pbsition a e ase i the turntable-- o erative *position hveri sw m the path of-"the turntable enableftlie glatter, 1 when' elevateda bring it into operative playing engagement with v the needle of the reproducer. Swingable about or control theelevation to which the selectormember is moved. When the preselected elevation is reached, in each instance, the'selector member is swung about its pivot to engage and swing the corresponding selected record-carrier to a position over the turntable, whereupon the turntable is raised to pick the selected record from its carrier and present it to playing position in contact with the reproducer-needle. v

In the present invention there is embodied a bodily-shiftable stack of records so as to selectively play the records on one side or the .other, the stack remaining in a given position or being automatically reversed as determined by whether the selections preselected for play are on one side orthe other of the record-disks.

By way of example, my invention has been shown in connection with a phonograph of the kind above referred to, l5 indicating the platform or supporting frame of the phonograph chassis, i6 the vertically reciprocable turntable, ll the reproducer or tone arm carrying the usual record-engaging needle, and iii a plurality of pivoted record-carriers normally disposed in stack-like fashion at one side of the turntable and adapted to beselectiveiy swung horizontally to a position over the turntable to play the record selected and to be returned to the stack after playing.

These carriers are pivoted in superposed relation on an upright post l3 disposed at one end of an oscillatory or reversible record-carrier frame 20 supported or swiveled at its diametrically opposite sides on horizontal trunnions 2|, 22 in corresponding brackets 23, 24, respectively. The carriers are preferably ring-shaped, as shown, and therecords 26 are supported at their marginal edges in corresponding upper or lower seats 26 formed therein, the arrangement of the carriers being such that the lower seat of one carrier is alined with and in opposing or communicating relation with the upper seat of a juxtaposed carrier, whereby, upon reversal of the carrier-frame from one position to another, the records resting in the upper seats of the carriers are reversed,

' side for side, and deposited by gravity into the may be detachably connected-to the records in by support the records at their center and eliminate distortion or warpage thereof. These plates any suitable manner, as by a threaded connection wherein one of the plates is provided. with a threaded stem 26 engaging the record-hole and thecompanionplatehssathreadedopeningll toreeeivesa'idstemtoth'erebyeilectuallyclamp bothplatestotheopposlteiaoesoftherecord. 'lheselectivemovementofthecarrierstoand iromapositionovertheturntableliiseiiected by a vertically and horizontally movable selector bar 30 mounted on a yoke 3| free to slide axially and turn about a depending guide post 32 and provided at its upper end with a coupling element 33 adapted to engage a notch 34 or the like in the hubs of the respective carriers, whereby to selectively swing them into and out of the carrierframe 20. The vertical adjustment of the selector bar to an elevation in couplingengagement with the carrier I8 containing a given record desired for play is selectively controlled by a cam 35 mounted on a selector shaft 36 and a lever 31 actuated by the cam and connected to the selector bar yoke 31. Theswinging of this selector bar to in turn move the carriers to a position over the turntable is effected by a cam 38 mounted on a cam shaft 39 and a lever 40 in bearing contact with the cam and connected by a link 4| with the selector bar, all in a manner similar to that disclosed in the Wilcox patent. Selector rods or buttons 42, corresponding in number to the recordselections, that is, two for each record, are provided for selecting the records desired for play and these buttons, in conjunction with a stop arm 42 on the selector shaft 36, govern the rotation of the latter to in turn govern the vertical adjustment of the selector bar 30. Motion is transmitted to the shafts 36, 39 and the turntable by an electric motor 43, all as fully set forth in said Wilcox patent.

In the present invention the selector buttons 42 are arranged in an annular row with, say, the odd-numbered buttons representing the selections on one side of the records and the evennumbered buttons representing the selections on the opposite sides of the records. so that when' certain selections have been chosen by the push buttons, an actuating means will be rendered operative or inoperative to effect the reversal or non-reversal of the carrier-frame 20. While any suitable means may be employed for reversing the carrier-frame, I provide a vertically-reciprocating rack bar 44 suitably guided on the chassis and meshing with a gear 46 applied to the inner trunnion 2i of suchframe. Motion may be selectively transmitted to this rack bar in one direction, say, upwardly, by a cam 46 mounted on .the cam shaft 39 and a cooperating lever 41 having a laterally displaceable coupling or clutching head 46 at'its free end for engagement with a roller 43 or the like applied to the lower end of the rackbar. initial position may be efiected by a spring 60 applied-to the lower end of the rack bar. The displacement of the coupling head 46 on the rack bar actuating lever is selectively governed from the push buttons and cooperating selector shaft 36, the latter having a disk or wheel 5| thereon having on its face an annular row of protuberances 62 and intervening low spots or depressions 63, and corresponding, respectively, to the odd-numbered and even-numbered push buttons. These protuberances and depressions act to control a shiftable lever 64 pivoted intermediate its ends at 66 and having one end in operative engagement with the face of the wheel 6| and its other end in abutting engagement with the coupling head 48 which is pivoted at 66 to .the lever 41 to rock transversely'thereof into or out of operative engagement with the rack bar roller 43. When this lever 64, by reason of a preselected positionof Restoration of the carrier-frame to its the wheel ll determined by a selected push but- 1 ton, registers with a protuberance on that wheel, it acts to displace and hold the coupling head 43 ontoftheplane oftherack-bar roller 40, sothat when thelever 41 is actuated, it will merely swing idly past the roller without transmitting motion to the rack bar and hence noreversal of the carrier-frame will take place. However, when such lever 54 registers with a depression on the wheel, the coupling head will be shifted into the plane of the roller 49 and motion transmitted to the rack bar to in turn rock the carrier-frame and reverse its position to expose the selection desired on a given record face up preparatory to swinging that carrier with its record to a position over the turntable. A spring 51 connected to the displaceable coupling head tends constantly to urge the latter into the plane of the rack bar roller.

During the oscillating movement of the carrier frame 20, the selector bar 3'0 is free to be displaced thereby into and ut of its normal upright or operating-position and for this purpose is pivoted at its lower end at 58 to the yoke 3| while 'a spring 62 applied thereto constantly urges it to seek a normal operative position for coupling engagement with the carriers l8.

When the carrier-frame 20 is swiveled from its normal position for playing, say, the top sides of the records, to its reversed position for playing the bottom or opposite sides of the records, it swings in a clockwise direction viewing Figure 4, due to the actuating upstroke of the rack bar 44, and is releasably latched in such reversed position by said dog and being adapted for tripping engage-' ment at its opposite end with a pin 66 applied to the lever 40 which effects the swinging of the selector bar 30 to. in turn swing the carriers into and out of the swiveling stack-frame. This releasing action takes place at the end of the return stroke of the lever 40 in returning the carrier of the played record back tothe stack, so the moment the dog 63 is released, the carrier-frame oscillates in a counter-clockwise direction under the tension of the spring 50.to its normal position and isarrested and held in that position by companion stops 61, 68 applied to theframe 20 and bracket 23, respectively.

The free end of the carrier-frame 20 diametrically opposite the carrier-pivot It! includes a carrier-sustaining member or block 69 having transverse ways or notches 10 therein with which the adjoining. edges of the' carriers engage when in position within the frame, as shown in Figures 3 and 5. During the swiveling movements of the frame, -it is necessary to hold the carriers l8 against swinging outwardly therefrom, and for this purpose I provide releasable latch plates 'Il having escapement notches 12 to opposite sides of the block 69, said'notches registering with the block-notches 10 in the normal and reversed positions of the carrler-frame to permit the selected withdrawal of thecarriers, and the latch-plate being shiftable to. positions out of register 'with thoseblock-notches during the swiveling of the frame. A spring 13 is associated with each latchplate for urging it in a direction against a stop 14 wherein the escapement notches 12 are out of register with those of the block 69. Movement of each latch-plate against the resistance of its the latch-plates functions when the frame is' swung in a clockwise direction to latch the recordcarriers against displacement and the companion latch plate functions when the frame is swung in a counter-clockwise direction.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an automatic phonograph, a turntable,

a stack of records disposed at one side of the,

turntable and including individual, horizontallyswinging record carriers mounted for selective movement to and from a position over' the turntable, a reversibly displaceable carriage constituting a common supporting frame for the record carriers, and means for pivotally supporting said carriage for rotating movement about a horizontal axis to assume either a normal or reversed position for exposing the records borne by the carriers to like positions for playing either one side.

or the other of the records.

2. In an automatic phonograph, a turntable, astack of records disposed at one side of the turntable and including individual, horizontallyswinging record carriers mounted for selective 1 movement to and from a position over the turntable, a reversibly displaceable carriage constituting a common supporting frame for-the record carriers, and means for pivotally supporting said carriage for rotating movement'about a horizon tal axis to assume either a normal or reversed position for exposing the records borne by'the. carriers to like positions for playing either one side or the other of the records, and means for actuating said carriage to position it in one or the other of its'record-play presenting positions.

3. In an automatic phonograph, a reproducing means, a turntable vertically movable toward and from said reproducing means, a displaceable record-carrier supporting frame pivotally disposed at one side of the path of and for rotative movement about an axis at substantially right angles toitravel of the turntable to assume a normal position and an upside-down position, individual record carriers movably supported in said frame for selective movement to and from an operative position relative to the turntable, and

means for reversibly displacing said frame to one or the other of its two positions to expose the records borne by the carriers to corresponding positions.

4. In an automatic phonograph, a plurality of horizontally-disposed record-carriers individually mounted in stack-like, fashion for selective movement to and from record-playing position, a pivotal-1y displaceable supporting frame constituting a common support for said carriers adapted to assume a position to expose the carriers in a position for playing one side of the records and a reversed position for exposing the carriers in a position forplaying the opposite side of the records, means for selectively moving said carriers relative to the frame to and from recordplaying position, and means operatively connected to said frame for pivotally displacing it from one of the aforesaid positions to the other to expose for play the side of a given record desired.

5. In an automatic phonograph, a plurality of horizontally-disposed record-carriers individually mounted in stack-like fashion for selective movement to and from record-playing position, a pivotally displaceable supporting frame for said carriers adapted to assume a position to expose the carriers collectively in a position for'playing one side of the records and a reversed position to expose the carriers collectively in a position for playing the opposite side of the records, means for selectively moving said carriers relative to the frame to and from record-playing position, means operatively connected to said frame for pivotally displacingit from one of the aforesaid positions to the other to expose for play the side of a given record desired, and means for selectively controlling in predetermined sequence the actuation of said frame-displacing means and said recordcarrier moving means.

6. In an automatic phonograph, a plurality of record-carriers individually mounted for selective movement to and from record-playing position, a displaceable supporting frame for said carriers adapted to assume a position for playing one side of the records and a reversed position for playing the opposite side of the records, said carriers.

being disposed in alined, contiguous relation and each having opposing record-engaging seats therein whereby a record is supported in one of the seats in one position of the displaceable frame and in the other of such seats in the reversed position of said frame, means for selectively moving said carriers relative to the frame to and from record-playing position, and means for displacing said frame from one of the aforesaid positions to the other to expose for play the side of a given record desired.

' '7. In a record changer for phonographs, a displaceablefrarne adapted to support a stack of records horizontally and with each record having playing grooves on both sides thereof, said frame being adapted to assume a position for exposing one side of the records and a reversed, upsidedown position for exposing the opposite side of the records, and a plurality of superposed record carriers mounted on said displaceable frame for movement relative thereto into and out of a record-playing position, there being one more carrier than there are records inthe stack and each of said carriers having opposing record-engaging seats therein in juxtaposed communicating relation with the companion seats of adjoining carriers, whereby upon the displacement of the stackframe from one of the aforesaid positions to the other the records are reversed, side for side, and

transferred by gravity from the seat of one carrier into the seat of an adjoining carrier.

8. In a record changer for phonographs, an oscillatory frame adapted to support a plurality of records in superposed relation and to assume a given position when playing the records on one side and a reversed, upside-down position when playing the records on the opposite side, and

individually movable, juxtaposed record-engaging members supported in stack-like fashion in said frame for selective projection therefrom to effect the playing of the records, the records being disposed between adjoining pairs of recordengaging members for seating engagement with one of such members of a pair in one position of the frame and with the other of such members in the reversed position of said frame.

9, In a record changer for phonographs, a vertical oscillatory frameadapted to support a plurality of records in superposed horizontal relation and to assume a given position for playing the records on one side and a reversed position for playing the records on the opposite side, individually movable juxtaposed record-engaging members supported in horizontal stack-like fashion in said frame for selective projection there from to record-playing position, and releasable latch means applied to said frame for movement therewith and engageable with said record-engaging members for holding them against displacement from the frame during its oscillating movements. 4

10. In a record changer forphonographs, a vertical oscillatory frame adapted to support a plurality of records in superposed horizontal relation and to assume a given position for playing the records on one side and a reversed position for playing the records on the opposite side, individually movable juxtaposed record-engaging members supported in horizontal stack-like fashion in said frame for selective projection therefrom to record-playing position, releasable latch means applied to said frame for movement therewith and engageable with said record-engaging members for holding them against displacement from the frame during its oscillating movements, and trip elements disposed in operative relation with the latch means for automatically releasing said latch means from engagement with the recsaid positions for play, trunnion-like members at opposite sides of the frame and about which it oscillates, and rack and pinion means for oscillating said-frame to its respective positions.

12. In a record changer for phonographs, an oscillatory record-carrier frame adapted to assume a horizontal position for playing one side of the records and a reversed horizontal position for playing the opposite side of the records, rec- 0rd carriers pivotally mounted at one end in said frame to selectively swing laterally thereof to and from a position over the phonograph-turntable, that end of the oscillating frame opposite the pivoted ends of the carriers including a part having ways therein for supporting the free ends of the carriers in one or the other of the aforesaid positions of said frame, shiftable latch-plates applied to opposite sides of said frame-part and having escapement notches therein adapted to register, in one position of the plates, with the ways in such frame-part to permit the selective swinging of the record carriers from the frame in one or the other of its aforesaid positions, said plate-notches, in the other position of the plates, assuming positions out of register with the ways in said frame-part to retain the carriers against pivotal displacement from the frame during its oscillating movements, and means in the operative path of and for controlling the shifting of said latch plates at predetermined times in the oscil lating movement of the frame to and from their latched positions.

13. In a record changer for phonographs, a vertical oscillatory recordcarrier frame adapted to assume a horizontal position for playing one side of the records and a reversed horizontal position for playing the opposite side of the records, record carriers pivotally mounted at one end in said frame to selectively swing laterally thereof. to and from a position over the phonograph-turntable, that end of the oscillating frameopposite the pivoted ends of the carriers including-a part having ways therein for supporting the free ends of the carriers in one or the other of the aforesaid positions of said frame, shiftable latch-plates applied to opposite sides of said frame-part and having escapement notches therein adapted to register, in one position of the plates, with the ways in such frame-part to permit the selective swinging of the record carriers from the frame in one or the other of its aforesaid positions, said plate-notches, in the other position of the plates, assuming positions out of register with the ways in said frame part to retain the carriers against pivotal displacement fromthe frame during its oscillating movements, means for constantly urging said latch-plates to positions wherein their escapement notches are out of register with the ways of said frame-part, and trip means respectively disposed in the moving path of and engageable with said'latch-plates for shifting and retaining them in position to permit the escapement and selective swinging of the record-carriers to positions for play.

- for playing the opposite side of the records, means for oscillating said frame to one or the other of its aforesaid positions, record-supporting means movable relatively to and'constituting a part of the frame for selectively projecting the records from said frame when in either of said positions,

individually movable selector means corresponding in number to the records whereby a user may pre-select a record or records desired for play, and means governed by said selector means and operatively connected to the frame-oscillating means and the record-projecting means for initiating the actuation of said frame-oscillating means and said'record-projecting means, respectively.

15. In a record changer forphonographs, an oscillatory record-carrier frame adapted to assume a horizontal position for playing one side of the records and a reversed horizontal position for playing the opposite side of the records, means for oscillating said frame to one or the other of its aforesaid positions, record-supporting means movable relatively to and constituting a part of the frame for selectively projecting the records from said frame when in either of said positions, individually movable selector means corresponding in number to the records whereby a user may pre-select a record or records desired for play, and

' means governed by said selector means and operatively connected to the frame-oscillating means and the record-projecting means. for initiating the actuation of said frame-oscillating meansand said record-projecting means, said initiating means including an adjustable coupling member for rendering said frame-oscillating means operative or inoperative to actuate the oscillatory frame depending upon the record or records preselected. I I

16. In a record changer for phonographs, an oscillatory record-carrier frame adapted to assume a horizontal position, for playing one side of the records and a reversed horizontal position for playing the opposite side of the records, means for oscillating said frame to one .or the other of its aforesaid positions, record supporting means movable relatively to and constituting a part of the frame for selectively projecting the records from said frame when in either of said positions, said record-projecting means including an actuating shaft, individually movable means corresponding in number to the records whereby a user .may pre-select a record or records desired for' play, said. shaft being governed in its movement by said pre-selecting means for predeterminingthe projection of the records for play'in'accordance with the selection or selections made, a clutching means for rendering said frame-oscih latlng means operative or inoperative depending upon the record or records-pre-selected, and means on the shaft of said record-projecting means and correlated with said pre-selecting means for controlling said clutching means to 1 effect theoscillation of said carrier-frame as determined by the records pro-selected.

17. In arr-automatic phonograph, a reversible and a reversed horizontal position for playing the opposite side of .the records, record-carriers mounted on said frame for selective movement to and from a record-playing position, means for actuating said carriers to a record-playing posi-.

tion and including a' rotatable member, selector means corresponding in number to the records for predetermining and governing said rotatable member to correspondingly actuate said record carriers in accordance with the selections made, means for reversing said carrier-frame, and means interposed between said rotatable member and said reversing means for rendering the latter operative or inoperative to reverse the carrierframe in accordance with the record selections predetermined by the selector means.

18. In an automatic phonograph, a reversible record-carrier frame adapted to assume a 'horizontal position for playing one side of the records and a reversed horizontal position for playing the opposite side of the records, record-carriers mounted on said frame for selective movement to and from a record-playing position, laterally shiftable means adjustable to a plurality of positions to engage each of said record-carriers to selectively move them to and from a record-playing position, means for effecting the. selection of' records to be played, rotatable means operatively associated with and governed by said selection means for controlling the selective position and the lateral movement of said shiftable means, 7 means for reversing said carrier-frame, and a selective control mechanism associated with said reversing means and operatively connected to and governed by said selection means for rendering the reversing means operative or inoperativeto reverse the carrier-frame in accordance with the record-selections made. i

19. In an automatic phonograph, an oscillatory record-carrier frame adapted to assume a horizontal position for playing one side of the records and a reversed horizontal position for playing the opposite side of the records, means for pre-selecting the records to be played, recordsupporting means movable relatively to and constituting a part of the frame and governed by said pre-selecting means for selectively projecting the records from said frame when in either of the aforesaid positions for play, means for oscillatingsaid frame to one or the other of its selective play positions including a part adjustable to and from an operative position to render said oscillating means operable or inoperable to reverse the position of said frame, and means governed by said pre-selecting means for shifting the adjustable part of said frame-oscillating means to and from an operative position as predetermined by the records selected.

20. In an automatic phonograph, an oscillatory record-carrier frame adapted to assume a horizontal position for playing one side of the records and a reversed horizontal position for playing the opposite side of the records, means for pre-selecting the records to be played, record-supporting means movable relatively to and constitut ng a part of the frame and governed by said preselecting means for selectively projecting the records from said frame when in either of the aforesaid positions for play, means foroscillating said frame to one or the other of its selective play positions including a part adjustable .to and from an operative position to render said oscillating means operable or inoperable to reverse. the position of said frame, and means governed by said pre selecting means for shifting the adjustable part of said frame-oscillating means to and from an operative pos tion as predetermined by the records selected, said means consisting of a rotatable member selectively movable to a plurality of positions and governed in such movement by said pre-selecting means, said rotatable member having contact elements thereon for engagement by the adjustable part of said frame-oscillating means for governing its shifting movements.

21. In an automatic phonograph, a plurality of superposed record-carriers disposed in stacklike fashion and adapted to be selectively moved to and from their stack-like position for playing the respective records, said carriers being substantlally ring-shaped and having seats thereon for supporting the records thereon at their marginal edges, and hub-like members applied to the central portions of the opposite faces of the records in axial relation to their spindlereceiving openings, whereby in the stack-like arrangement of the carriers the marginal edges of the records are supported in the carrieraseats and 22. In an automatic phonograph, a plurality of record carriers individually mounted for selective movement to and from record-playing position, an oscillatory frame for said carriers adapted to assume a position for playing one side of the records and a reversed position for playing the opposite side of the records, each of said carriers having oppc .ing record-engaging seats therein in juxtaposed communicating relation with the com panion seats of adjoining carriers, whereby upon displacement of the oscillatory frame from one of the aforesaid positions to the other the records are reversed, side for side, and transferred by gravity from one carrier onto an-adjoining carrier, means for supporting said frame to rock about a substantially horizontal axis, means for oscillating the frame in directions to present the records on one side or the other for play, releasable latch means applied to said frame and engageable with the record-carriers for retain- 2 ing them in said frame during its oscillating movements, trip elements disposed in operative relation with the latch means for releasing said latch means when the frame reaches one or the other of its record-selecting positions, means se- 5 frame for playing the selected side of a given record.

23. In an automatic phonograph, a turntable, a stack of records displosed 'at one side of the turntable and including individual, pivotally mounted carriers for selective swinging movement to and from a position over the turntable, said carriers being disposed in juxtaposed, alining relation and each havingoppositely-facing, recordsupporting seats therein, a reversibly displaceable carriage constituting a common supporting frame for the pivoted carriers, and means for pivotally supporting said carriage for rotative movement about an axis at substantially right angles to the turntable to assume either a normal position with the records supported in companion carrier-seats or a reversed position with the records supported in the opposing carrier-seats for exposing the records to selectively play one side or the other thereof;

JOHN R. lVHTCHELL. 

